New Mandala

With the assistance of a military coup, two party dissolutions, a new constitution, an activist judiciary, royal backing, an ultra-nationalist crisis, six months of escalating street provocation, military insubordination, and an economically disastrous airport shutdown, the Democrat Party now seems to be within striking distance of forming Thailand’s next government.
Good luck to them.
Their path to [...]

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I know there are many New Mandala readers following the tragic case of Australian writer Harry Nicolaides, jailed in Thailand pending a lèse majesté trial.  Today two Australian newspapers, The Australian and The Age, have articles about Harry’s predicament.  The Chronicle of Higher Education has just taken up the story.  Reporters Without Borders is also [...]

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